Restaurant Café Čaiju

Cafe Čaiju offers tasty lunch in the centre of Inari

Open Monday-Friday 9-15. Tasty buffet lunch served between 11-14.

Café and restaurant Čaiju is an important meeting place in the middle of Inari, offering delicious lunch and great coffee experiences. Its name derives from a Skolt Sámi word meaning tea. 

Čaiju offers delicious organic specialty coffees with a northern twist, for example chaga mushroom latte exclusively from Čaiju.  You can also find a large variety of organic teas. Fresh pastries are baked daily and you can experience a Nordic coffee moment over organic coffee or tea and a freshly baked pastry. For those without a sweet-tooth, Čaiju offers a variety of handmade sandwiches and savoury treats. Čaiju also sells organic raw chocolates made in Finland by Foodin! Wherever possible, Čaiju aims to use ingredients sourced locally from the Finnish Lapland. 

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Tasty lunch served Monday to Friday

Čaiju serves tasty lunch from Monday to Friday between 11am and 2 pm. The lunch is buffet style and includes a salad buffet with a large variety of ingredients to choose from, main lunch, bread and butter/spread and includes a coffee or tea as well. The restaurant is conveniently located at the centre of Inari, making it a perfect place to grab a quick lunch. Or you can take your time, sit back and enjoy the view to Juutua river in a relaxed atmosphere. 

The café is open Monday to Friday between 10am and 5 pm. Lunch is offered Mon-Fri between 11am and 1 pm. 

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Versatile catering services

Restaurant-Café Čaiju caters to all events organized at Sajos. The facilities are adaptable to both small and large events.
Catering is done according to the client’s wishes with friendly service.

Choose our services for a successful event and enjoy unforgettable encounters at the heart of the Sámi culture. 

We will cater anything from meetings to conferences. We also cater private events, such as weddings, birthdays and christening parties. The menu will be designed to fit the event and your wishes. We care about our nature so use ethical, local and environmentally friendly choices. Special diets are always catered for.

Ask for a quote on catering for dinners, private events, weddings or seminars.

caiju@samediggi.fi
+35840 588 4062